2007/83/EC: Commission Decision of 5 February 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2007) 404) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal disease, disease prevention, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 February 2007

amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2007) 404)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/83/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

veterinary

checks

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in
particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006
concerning certain protection measures in relation to
highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1
in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision
2006/135/EC (3) lays down certain protection measures
to prevent the spread of the avian influenza into the
through the
disease-free parts of
movement of birds as well as products thereof.

the Community

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version
(OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/33/EC of
(OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(3) OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/79/EC (OJ L 26, 2.2.2007, p. 5).

The United Kingdom has notified an outbreak of highly
pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in poultry on its
territory and has taken the appropriate measures in the
framework of Decision 2006/415/EC,
including the
establishment of Areas A and B as provided for in
Article 4 of that Decision.

The Commission is satisfied that the boundaries of Areas
A and B established by the competent authority of the
United Kingdom are at a sufficient distance to the actual
location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in the United
Kingdom can therefore be confirmed and the duration of
that regionalisation fixed.

It is therefore necessary to amend Decision 2006/415/EC
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision should be
reviewed
Standing
the next meeting of
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

the

at

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended in accordance
with the text in the Annex to this Decision.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 5 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended as follows:

1. The following text is added to Part A:

‘ISO
Country
Code

UK

Member State

Code
(if available)

UNITED
KINGDOM

Area A

Name

Date until
applicable
Article 4(4) (b)(iii)

12.3.2007

Protection zone

00154

Part of the county of Suffolk contained within a
radius 3 kilometres, centred on grid
circle of
reference TM4009079918 (*)

Surveillance
zone

00154

Part of the county of Suffolk contained within a
radius 10 kilometres, centred on grid
circle of
reference TM4009079918 (*)

(*) The grid reference is a British National Grid reference.’

2. The following text is added to Part B:

‘ISO
Country
Code

UK

Member State

Code
(if available)

UNITED
KINGDOM

Area B

Name

Date until
applicable
Article 4(4) (b)(iii)

12.3.2007

00154
00162

Parts of
contained within the following boundaries:

the countries of Norfolk and Suffolk

From map reference TM357400 (*), follow minor
road west
to a T-junction at map reference
TM346400 (*). Turn right on to the B1083 and
continue north along the B1083 to the roundabout
at map reference TM292500 (*). Turn left on to the
A1152 and continue west and then south to the
roundabout at map reference TM259493 (*).

Turn right on to the B1079 and continue west and
then north-west to the junction at map reference
TM214538 (*). Turn left on to the B1078 and
continue west to the junction with the A140(T) at
and
map reference TM111548 (*). Turn right
the
continue north along the A140(T) until
junction with the A47(T) at TG219038 (*).

Turn right and continue north-east and then east
along the A47(T)
to the roundabout at map
reference TG518084 (*).

Turn on to the A149 and continue south-west to a
junction at TG521080 (*). Follow the B1141 south-
east
road at map
reference TG525078 (*).

to a junction with a minor

Turn left into the minor road and continue east to a
T-junction with another minor road at the coast at
map reference TG531079 (*)
(boundary extends
directly east to coast at TG532078 (*) and follows
coast south to map reference TM357400 (*)).

(*) The grid reference is a British National Grid reference.’